2016 Memphis Open – Singles

Three-time defending champion Kei Nishikori successfully defended his title, defeating Taylor Fritz in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the singles title at the 2016 Memphis Open. Notably, this was only Fritz' third career event on the ATP Tour.

Singles
2016 Memphis Open
Champion	Kei Nishikori
Runner-up	Taylor Fritz
Score	6–4, 6–4
Draw	28
Seeds	8

Main article: 2016 Memphis Open

Seeds

The top four seeds receive a bye into the second round.

1. Kei Nishikori (champion)
2. Steve Johnson (second round)
3. Donald Young (quarterfinals)
4. Sam Querrey (semifinals)
5. Denis Kudla (second round)
6. Sam Groth (first round)
7. John Millman (second round)
8. Damir Džumhur (second round)

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special exempt
• PR = Protected ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted
• SR = Special ranking

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Kei Nishikori	3	6	6
	4	Sam Querrey	6	3	3
								1	Kei Nishikori	6	6
								WC	Taylor Fritz	4	4
		Ričardas Berankis	6	3	4
	WC	Taylor Fritz	2	6	6

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
								1	K Nishikori	6	7
		R Harrison	60	710	6				R Harrison	2	5
	WC	F Tiafoe	77	68	4										1	K Nishikori	6	6
		L Vanni	4	64												M Kukushkin	2	4
		M Kukushkin	6	77					M Kukushkin	6	7
		R Ram	4	2				5	D Kudla	1	5
	5	D Kudla	6	6																		1	K Nishikori	3	6	6
																						4	S Querrey	6	3	3
								4	S Querrey	6	6
	Q	H Laaksonen	6	3				Q	H Laaksonen	3	4
		M Ebden	1	0r											4	S Querrey	6	6
	Q	Y Nishioka	6	6											Q	Y Nishioka	3	4
	Q	J Donaldson	3	4				Q	Y Nishioka	6	6
		I Marchenko	77	77					I Marchenko	1	3
	6	S Groth	64	62

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	8	D Džumhur	6	4	6
		T Smyczek	3	6	3			8	D Džumhur	3	4
		D Sela	77	2	5				R Berankis	6	6
		R Berankis	65	6	7											R Berankis	77	6
		M Jaziri	1	3											3	D Young	63	1
		M Granollers	6	6					M Granollers	1	62
								3	D Young	6	77
																							R Berankis	6	3	4
	7	J Millman	6	63	7																	WC	T Fritz	2	6	6
		A Krajicek	3	77	5			7	J Millman	2	66
		B Becker	6	3	6				B Becker	6	78
	WC	T Paul	4	6	3											B Becker	4	7	65
	WC	T Fritz	6	6											WC	T Fritz	6	5	77
	Q	M Mmoh	3	4				WC	T Fritz	77	79
								2	S Johnson	65	67

Qualifying

Seeds

1. Radu Albot (qualifying competition)
2. Bjorn Fratangelo (qualifying competition)
3. Yoshihito Nishioka (qualified)
4. Tatsuma Ito (first round)
5. John-Patrick Smith (first round)
6. Dennis Novikov (first round)
7. Jared Donaldson (qualified)
8. Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras (qualifying competition)

Qualifiers

1. Henri Laaksonen
2. Michael Mmoh
3. Yoshihito Nishioka
4. Jared Donaldson

Qualifying draw

First qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	1	Radu Albot	6	6
		Andrey Rublev	3	4
								1	Radu Albot	78	64	1
									Henri Laaksonen	66	77	6
		Henri Laaksonen	5	78	6
	5	John-Patrick Smith	7	66	4

Second qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	2	Bjorn Fratangelo	6	6
	WC	Jarryd Woog	2	2
								2	Bjorn Fratangelo	4	7	66
								WC	Michael Mmoh	6	5	78
	WC	Michael Mmoh	6	4	6
	6	Dennis Novikov	1	6	4

Third qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	3	Yoshihito Nishioka	6	6
	Alt	Joe Salisbury	2	3
								3	Yoshihito Nishioka	6	4	6
								8	Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras	2	6	3
		Somdev Devvarman	3	4
	8	Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras	6	6

Fourth qualifier

	First round							Qualifying competition
	4	Tatsuma Ito	2	1
		James McGee	6	6
									James McGee	0	60
								7	Jared Donaldson	6	77
		Tennys Sandgren	7	3	4
	7	Jared Donaldson	5	6	6

External links

• Main draw
• Qualifying draw